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stepdaughters address issue
my stepdaughter has just moved into her boyfriends flat which he rents through the local council.however he has told her she cant have her post delivered there and so it keeps coming to our house. is this legal or does it have to go to the property she now lives in
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Found my birth mother !
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Joint Tenants separating
Unmarried, joint tenants and now separating. Mortgaged property. I’ve put significantly more money into the property, 80/20. I can prove what I’ve paid on deposit, home improvements etc. House has increased in value by a sizeable sum as a result. Partner wants 50/50 of equity as joint tenant. Have I been naive here? I…
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LPA consultation - make your views known
Posting this here because of the recent threads where LPAs are alleged to have been abused in the process of setting them up. The chance for anything who wishes to comment on the process and any additional safeguards.…
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Mortgage - Breaking up, what are my rights?
3 month ago I moved into my first home with my ex. I paid all the fees and paid for the deposit. I literally paid for everything. Unfortunately we are now breaking up, I want to take them off the mortgage and take it on myself. I have agreed to giving them money I owe them for half the things we have bought etc also I have…
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Little Baby Bum
My granddaughter loves the animal sounds concert on Little Baby Bum. The Animal Sounds Song for Children | Nursery Rhymes | by LittleBabyBum! | Somewhere, in another episode, I saw a clip that showed a newspaper pretending to have a review of that concert (probably only 5 secs?). But there are hundreds of episodes, and I…
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Paying dad's care costs
My Dad lives in England and moved to a care home and is rapidly running out of money. He does own two properties, one is his old house that is a leasehold and is currently empty (he is not allowed to rent it under the terms of the lease). The other is a small house in Bradford bought 2 years ago for £54k that earns him…
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School iPad scheme
I can only find older threads regarding this - my youngest child’s school has just changed to an XP school and we are being strongly encouraged to buy an iPad through their school scheme - seems out of touch with current financial constraints ( redundancies) and surely kids have spent enough time on devices ? But just…
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Undertakings in place of Non-Molestation Order?
I have applied for a Non-Molestation Order against my ex-partner. We've had the initial hearing and she has asked for me to consider accepting Undertakings instead of pursing the NMO. We've now agreed on the terms of the Undertaking and I am happy for us to proceed on this basis. We have the final hearing booked for the…
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Do I just let him sell the house?
Hi all, Dad is I'll with COPD and has been for years. Being in lockdown has made his mobility worse and he struggles to do simple things like take clean washing back upstairs, doing a food shop alone ect. He has for the last few months has this great idea of selling the house as it's in bad shape and needs work and just…
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Care Home resident and personal expenditure
My 97yo Nan has been in a care home with dementia for the past 6.5 years. My Mum has POA. Nan's flat was sold to pay for her care and she has around £20K left. Just recently the care home has been ringing my Mum to say Nan needs more spending money taken to them as Nan has spent it. We're unsure what on. She doesn't go out…
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Dog dilemma
I’ve recently moved house (bungalow) and have spent the last three months updating it at great expense and living in a building site. Thankfully it’s now finished and I absolutely love it. This is the dilemma. My brother snd sister in law will be visiting briefly for a couple of hours. My SIL is not the easiest of people…
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Splitting Money Following Medical Negligence Claim
Hello there, My wife’s family has been awarded financial compensation (almost £100,000) following a medical negligence claim. When we started the claim some years ago, it was verbally agreed that my father in law (FIL) would receive 50% of the funds awarded and that his daughter (my wife) would receive 50%. We don’t have…
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Former friend sends insensitive messages in sympathy cards
My colleagues used to be friends with a a former colleague (lets refer her as S) who we fell out with due to her lying. Plus she became racist.This happened 6 years ago. She also had friends from other paths fallen out with her for similar reasons. The problem is when one of her former friends or their partners dies, she…
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Pet Insurance for 10 animals, insure or save?
We have 10 pets (mixture of strays, given to us and all that jazz) 4 dogs, 6 cats. Quoted with Bought By Many for 15k worth of cover = £2506.57 per year. My partner and I have different opinions, he says we shouldn't insure and just save, I disagree. Whilst saving 2.5k a year would be great especially if none of them need…
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Renew drivers license photo
Hi all hope you're well, my wife's photo on her drivers licence is about to expire, can she use her passport as there linked now? The only problem is it's in her maiden name (passport) and dosn't expire untill 2023
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Council charging for clearing dead brother council falt
My brother has just passed away and the council say that we need to clear his council flat. We are not of good health and can't afford to pay anybody to do it. Can the council charge us for this. We haven't signed anything so far, including the termination notice that would appear to make us liable. There is no money in…
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Court costs for family law proceedings
Hi, Is there any forum users got a solicitor representing them in family law proceedings as I've been in touch with a solicitor that said for the first hour it costs £250 for the initial consultation and that during that consultation I would be told what the cost would be for representation and that the solicitor in…
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How to keep money separate with equity?
Hi! I hope I have posted in the right section and hoping someone can help me please. I own (mortgage) a home with my husband. A very dear friend of mine has offered to gift me a large amount of money to pay off a Help To Buy Loan we had to take out to buy the house. Although our relationship is secure, my friend would like…
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